How to create a workplace culture favorable to remote workers

By David Henzel, co-founder of TaskDrive—we support sales and marketing teams with personalized lead research and outbound campaigns.

With more and more digital workers and an increase in the number of businesses operating almost entirely remotely, it is important to maintain some of the most beneficial aspects of a business environment, namely online interaction. person, keeping themselves regularly informed of progress and tasks and maintaining strong social relationships with colleagues. Fortunately, there are a number of methods that can easily be implemented to create a strong team spirit and a supportive company culture, even from a distance.

Establish a weekly level 10 meeting

Level 10 meetings are an integral part of the entrepreneurial operating system, in short EOS, which serves as excellent and effective guidelines to enable the internal operations of a company to thrive. The six components that EOS focuses on are: People, Vision, Data, Issues, Date, and Progress, and the Level 10 meeting is designed to integrate all of these elements in a short period of time. In practice, this goes like this: a team of 10 or fewer members, ideally, meets weekly for an hour or 90 minutes to discuss wins, ongoing tasks, weak points or obstacles and, ideally, progress. The reason they are called "Level 10" is that each member is asked to evaluate the success of the meeting at its conclusion.

For companies operating remotely, Level 10 meetings can be an essential asset to continuously progress, understand where challenges lie and solve them while noting concrete progress along the way. This simple meeting format can go a long way in building a strong and progressive team, whether in person or in a remote corporate setting.

The 15-minute stand-up for critical time

If there's a project that's high priority and needs to be done quickly, then having a 15-minute stand-up meeting every weekday is a really effective way to build a strong, proactive team for any job. project and especially when it comes to remote workers. The principle is as follows: team members call each other for just 15 minutes to quickly discuss the tasks at hand, the progress made and the difficulties that arise. Although the intention is simply to focus on getting a job done, it results in a strong form of connection that is both professional and personal, because even though team members can connect from all over the world, when do it daily, bonds that cross borders can indeed be formed.

Take the time to count 1 against 1

There is also a great benefit to meeting employees one-on-one, whether or not you have a particular reason. Sure, it's great to catch up with people working on certain projects, but there's also a great benefit to having random personal meetings with your staff members to get a good feel for how everything is flowing. Good check-in questions to ask your staff are, "What's going really well?" "What wears you down? and "How would you rate your performance from zero to 10?"

Public meetings Bridge The Divide

Public meetings are usually held monthly between a company's senior executives and staff. Not only is this a great opportunity to reinforce a company's vision, mission and values, but it's also an opportunity for remote workers to get to know their superiors in a relaxed and somewhat informal environment. Public meetings are used to communicate recent company developments and can include Q&A sessions, which are an invaluable opportunity for remote workers to address any concerns or requests they may have regarding ongoing projects. .

Create a virtual social community

One of the biggest hardships for remote workers is the lack of social connections and the so-called water cooler chatter. We as people are social creatures and it's important for a company to recognize and meet this need, especially when it comes to remote workers. Weekly extracurricular activities...